Pope Sixtus V later reestablished the feast in 1585, and it is still celebrated today, commemorating the faith of her parents, Joachim and Anne, and the purity of Mary.

Under thy patronage, dear Mother, and calling on the mystery of thine Immaculate Conception, I desire to pursue my studies and my literary labors: I hereby solemnly declare that I am giving myself ...

Father Neal Dante blesses the new monument honoring those in unmarked graves in Saint Mary’s of the Assumption Cemetery, Pleasant ...